Jan
05

Adele-”Rolling in the Deep” (Jamie xx Shuffle)

The other day, Sach extemporaneously remarked that dubstep and UK funky are really just the British variant of urban music, and tracks like this make the connection clear. Out of the Lily Allen, Duffy, and Amy Winehouse hysteria that was 2007, it’s surprising that Adele is the one who seems the best bet for enduring… Continue reading »

Nov
29

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – “NY Is Killing Me”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7c3wRzUUjs According to Sach: “for those keeping score in the bedroom/indie-oriented dubstep sweepstakes, Darkstar>Jamie XX>James Blake>Mount Kimbie. This could push him to the lead though.”  That sounds about right, even though I can’t rank James Blake over Mount Kimbie. It feels a bit arbitrary, and I’m not convinced that they are different people. Have they… Continue reading »

Oct
26

Nosaj Thing – “Fog” (Jamie xx Remix)

As the photo above indicates, Jamie xx and Jason Chung share the same wardrobe designer. A garlic averse soul who sculpts their suits in a lampless cavern deep in the bowels beneath SoHo. Neither of them have tasted clean oxygen in weeks, which serves to explain the artistic synergy that the two possess. They share… Continue reading »